EU Project Brings Innovative Wastewater Treatment Technology to Spain

A European Commission-funded project will see the installation of a pioneering sustainable waste destruction technology at a wastewater treatment facility in Valencia, Spain. The LIFE+ Lo2x project will identify the economic and environmental benefits of using AquaCritox technology to treat sewage sludge and other wastes.Developed by Irish firm SCFI, AquaCritox uses super critical water oxidation (SCWO) to destroy organic waste safely, whilst simultaneously generating renewable energy and recovering valuable byproducts. The Lo2x project, supported by the LIFE+ environmental research funding program, will see AquaCritox operating 24 hours a day exclusively for testing purposes. Built on site at the waste processing